As with his previous
Altenburgh
CD,
Strictly Business
,
Evidence
features drummer
Mark Ladley
performing half of the program in a trio with the excellent (if underrated) tenor saxophonist
John Greiner
and organist
Mel Rhyne
;
"Drop Me Off in Harlem"
and
Thelonious Monk
's
"Evidence"
are most memorable. In addition, there is a
Ladley
-
Rhyne
duet on
Irving Berlin
"Remember,"
two songs played by
with pianist
Laura Caviani
and bassist
David Dunn
, and one number (
"I'll Remember April"
) that has
switching to piano and jamming with a quartet also including
Greiner
, and bassist
Charlie Hoats
. No matter what the instrumental combination, the music swings and these Midwest musicians show that they can hold their own with their New York and Los Angeles counterparts. ~ Scott Yanow